Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles : The Most Iconic Moments in American Sports Hardback
Edited by Steven Gietschier
Hardback
Description
What were the iconic sports moments of the last century?
In Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles , a team of sports aficionados climb onto their bar stools to address that never-solved but essential question.
Triumphs and turning points, rivalries and record-setters "each chapter tracks down the real story behind the epic moments and legendary careers sports fans love to debate.
Topics include Abner Doubleday and the origins of baseball; the era-defining 1979 duel between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson; how Denver and Cleveland relive The Drive; the myths surrounding the Ali-Foreman Rumble in the Jungle; Billie Jean King's schooling of Bobby Riggs; the Miracle on Ice; and ESPN's conquest of the sports world.
Filled with eye-opening lore and analysis, Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles is an entertaining look at what we think we know about sports.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 22 black & white photographs
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:13/11/2017
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- ISBN:9780252041525
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:232 pages, 22 black & white photographs
- Publisher:University of Illinois Press
- Publication Date:13/11/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780252041525